Floridablanca, Pampanga Etymology

Jack Maico
Oct 16
2 min read

Previously, the town was named San Jose de Calampaui, which is derived from Spanish for Saint Joseph, its patron saint. Floridablanca itself is derived from Spanish, which translates to "white flower."

However, there are two versions of the name's origin:

One version suggests that the town was named in honor of José María de Castillejo y Moñino, III conde of Floridablanca (25 de Febrero de 1826 y falleció en 1892), who inherited the Condado de Floridablanca from the 2nd holder, his aunt Maria Vicenta Moñino y Pontejos, through his mother, Maria Ana. Maria Vicenta died in 1867, and thus Jose inherited the title; 1867 was also the year the town's name was changed from San Jose de Calampaui to Floridablanca. The rest of Maria Vicenta's titles devolved to her husband's family, the Marquesado de Miraflores, whose present title holder today married the granddaughter of President Elpidio Quirino.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floridablanca,_Pampanga

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Church in town: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 - 𝐏𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚, 𝐏𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 (𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨)

St. Joseph the Worker Parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando (Pampanga) was established in 1867. It is located in Brgy. Poblacion, Municipality of Floridablanca, Province of Pampanga. The Parish Fiesta is celebrated every 1st day of May (Labor Day)

Source: https://www.parishph.com/.../st-joseph-worker-parish...

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

Floridablanca was founded in 1823 as Hacienda de San Jose de Caumpaui at the site of a monastery. In 1867, it was renamed to Pueblo de Floridablanca. In the 1920s, the Pampanga Sugar Mill was built at Del Carmen.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚: